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May 30, 2011

Charts May 29, 2011

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CMJ New World Top Ten 1 WESTERN JAZZ BAND | Songs Of Happiness, Poison And Ululation | Sterns 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical ...
May 26, 2011

Program May 27, 2011

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Great to be back after a week out of town.  Thanks to Sean from Slight Surface Noise Soundsystem for holding it down for me -- I got to hear...

Balkan Brass Battle

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ARTIST:   Fanfare Ciocarlia vs. Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra TITLE:   Balkan Brass Battle LABEL:   Asphalt Tango REVIEW:   Like jaz...

Hotel X | Unreleased 2010

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ARTIST:   Hotel X TITLE:   Unreleased 2010 LABEL:   none REVIEW:   Here’s what Richmond’s long-running avant-groove ensemble has been up to...

Terakaft | Aratan N Azawad

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ARTIST:  Terakaft TITLE:   Aratan N Azawad LABEL:   World Village REVIEW:   This is the third album from this Malian desert blues tr...

Vieux Farka Toure | The Secret

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ARTIST:   Vieux Farka Toure TITLE:   The Secret LABEL:   Six Degrees REVIEW:   Vieux Farka Toure has made quite a name for himself with his...

Western Jazz Band | Songs Of Happiness, Poison & Ululation

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ARTIST:   Western Jazz Band TITLE:   Songs Of Happiness, Poison & Ululation: Dar Es Salaam Dancing Club 1973-1975 LABEL:   Sterns   ...
May 23, 2011

Charts May 22, 2011

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CMJ New World Top Ten 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque | Strut 2 JOLLY BOYS | Great Expectation | eOne Music 3 DENGUE FE...
May 15, 2011

Charts May 15, 2011

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CMJ New World Top Ten 1 DENGUE FEVER | Cannibal Courtship | Concord 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Fania Records 1964-80: The Original Sound Of Latin...
May 14, 2011

Hazmat Modine | Cicada

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ARTIST:   Hazmat Modine TITLE:   Cicada LABEL:   Barbes REVIEW:   I don’t think I’ve ever previously reviewed a record that’s as a...
May 13, 2011

Program May 13, 2011

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What do these three dapper Jamaican gentlemen have in common with Amy Winehouse, New Order, The Stranglers and Iggy Pop?  Their band, The Jo...

Sorry Bamba | Volume One 1970-1979

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ARTIST:   Sorry Bamba TITLE:   Volume One 1970-1979 LABEL:   Thrill Jockey REVIEW:   Here’s another addition to the catalog of essential re...

The Jolly Boys | Great Expectation

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ARTIST:   The Jolly Boys TITLE:   Great Expectation LABEL:   eOne Music   REVIEW:   The Jolly Boys are perhaps the last surviving band fro...

Sergent Garcia | Una Y Otra Vez

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ARTIST:   Sergent Garcia TITLE:   Una Y Otra Vez LABEL:   Cumbancha REVIEW:   Sergent Garcia made some major-label noise with five albums b...
May 8, 2011

Charts May 8, 2011

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CMJ New World Top Ten 1    THE JOLLY BOYS | Great Expectation | eOne Music 2    DENGUE FEVER | Cannibal Courtship | Concord 3    VARIOUS ...